A monument to Sergey Rakhmaninov was opened on a passionate boulevard in Moscow. The creator of the sculpture Oleg Komov died five years ago. Restoration of frescoes in the complex of basilica St. Francis in the city of Assisi is almost completed. In 1997, the temple was destroyed by powerful underground shocks. More than a hundred masters took part in the restoration. In the work, they used modern computer equipment, with the help of which they managed to collect fragments of frescoes together.

Mumin Shakirov, Moscow: According to the law on the elections of deputies of the State Duma of Russia, the registered candidate has no right to engage in charitable activities. The Central Election Commission considers this action as an advertising campaign. The "Union of Right Forces" disputes this article of the law, since this norm contradicts the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

The program is conducted by Peter Vile. It is attended by a Radio Liberty correspondent in New York, Yuri Zhigalkin, who interviewed Jeffrey Lawrenty, Deputy Director of the American Association of UN Assistance, and Director of the Moscow Radio Liberty Bureau Savik Shuster. Peter Vile: The Radio Liberty correspondent in New York Yuri Zhigalkin talked with Jeffrey Lawrenti - Deputy Director of the American Association of Assistance of the UN.

The opinion of the British political scientist Anatoly Luyen Presenter of the program "Liberty Live" Peter Weil: Will the disagreements between Russia and the West on the Chechen issue be brought to the Second Cold War?

Presenter of the program "Liberty Live" Peter Weil: The independent deputy of the State Duma, Konstantin Borovoi, has spread two preliminary documents today - an open letter to President Boris Yeltsin and appeal to media leaders, their owners and journalists. Says Andrey Trukhan: Andrey Trukhan: Konstantin Borova demands from Boris Yeltsin immediately stop the war in Chechnya, and stop the propaganda of this war from the Russian media.

Presenter of the program "Liberty Live" Peter Weil: Special correspondents of Radio Liberty in the North Caucasus Andrei Babitsky and Oleg Kusov talked today with the President of Ingushetia, a member of the Council of the Russian Federation, Ruslan Aushev. Ruslan Aushev: If I were the president of the Russian Federation, I would have fired this general (Shamanov) for the words that he would tear off epaulets.

Mumin Shakirov, Moscow: The Supreme Commissioner of the UN for refugees, Sadako Ogata does not consider the situation with refugees in the North Caucasus Catastrophic. However, in her opinion, with the onset of winter, people will need additional help. Sadako Ogata: Based on the report of the UN representatives, an appeal to donor countries will be drawn up in order to raise funds that will be released next week.

Arkady Dubnov, Istanbul: The Istanbul Summit of the OSCE ends today in the middle of the day. By two hours, all the main documents of the meeting have already been signed: an adapted agreement on the reduction of the Armed Forces in Europe, the European Security Charter, the Istanbul declaration. All this was possible thanks to numerous compromises.

Oleg Kusov, North Caucasus: Attempts by Russian generals to rely on the population returning to their villages in the territory controlled by federal troops, while they are successful in the northern regions. Here, the population traditionally gravitates Russia and even before the last war was in opposition to Johar Dudaev.

Football. On Wednesday, the last four participants in the European Championship 2000 were determined. Among them were the Ukrainian team, which played in Kyiv draws with the national team of Slovenia 1: 1. In the 69th minute from the penalty, Sergey Rebrov opened the score, and after 10 minutes Miran Pavlin scored a return ball, and the Slovenia team entered the final of the European Championship in the sum of two meetings.

Marina Katys, Moscow: To date, according to the Federal Migration Service, more than 200 thousand refugees from Chechnya are on the territory of Ingushetia. Moreover, only 23 thousand people are accommodated in camps. The rest live in the private sector. The federal government has fully paid for all energy expenses for the last six months. This refers to electricity, gas, coal and firewood.

- changes in Russian legislation on the protection of consumer rights. - Presidential elections in Ukraine. Economic afterword - The US-Chinese agreement on trade liberalization. - A review of the publications of the next issue of the British weekly "Economist". Sergey Seninsky: The State Duma of Russia last week adopted in final reading bills introducing a number of amendments to the Civil Code and the current law "On the Protection of Consumer Rights".

Russian media reported that President Clinton supports Russia's actions in Chechnya. These property caused amazement among Western observers. On this occasion - Peter Weil. Peter Vile: The most important and significant matters in Russia are still words. In a curious way, a country, which has reached the endless expanses of private entrepreneurship, is still selflessly committed to the idea of a verbal spell.

Arkady Dubnov, Istanbul: The current, second and last day of the Istanbul summit of the OSCE, is unlikely to promise to be as violent as yesterday, when the main raglit, as expected, took place between Western leaders led by US President Clinton, and the Russian delegation headed by Yeltsin. The fight, as it looks like in the morning of today, ended with a battle draw.

In the Kara Sea, two tankers fell into the ice captivity, heading to the aid of the third tanker "Matets", who was supposed to deliver to the village of Hatang (Peninsula Taimyr) oil products, but could not go to the bay, the department of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Arkhangelsk Region reported. The icebreaker "Captain Kosolapov" came to the aid of three tankers. According to weather forecasts, after 5-7 days, the thickness of the ice in the bay will reach 60 centimeters.